false 6512717 1 <blockquote> <p> Why do the relatively poor native populations in Mexico and Africa have such low levels of the chronic diseases that plague the United States? </p> <p> Why is the rate of seasonal affective disorder in Iceland—a country where dreary weather is the norm—so low? </p> <p> Why is it that older women in Okinawa have such low breast cancer rates that it is not considered cost-effective for them to get screening mammograms? </p> <p> <i>The Jungle Effect</i> has the life-changing answers to these important questions, and many more. </p> </blockquote> <p> Whether it's the heart-healthy Cretan diet, with its reliance on olive oil and fresh vegetables, the antidepressive Icelandic diet and its extremely high levels of omega-3s, the age-defying Okinawa diet and its emphasis on vegetables and fish, or the other diets explored herein, everyone who reads this book will come away with the secrets of a longer, healthier life and the recipes necessary to put those secrets into action. <i>The Jungle Effect</i> is filled with inspiring stories from Dr. Miller's patients, quirky travel adventures, interviews with world-renowned food experts, delicious (yet authentic) indigenous recipes, and valuable diet secrets that will stick with you for a lifetime. </p> 6704476 1 7 2009 The Jungle Effect: Healthiest Diets from Around the World--Why They Work and How to Make Them Work for You total:5|4:2|3:2|2:1| 5 16 10 3 4 0 false false Wed Jul 22 13:32:02 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 14:20:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 22:54:40 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 22:56:13 -0700 2009 4 0 true false Sat Sep 26 09:46:39 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 09:48:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 06 01:36:04 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 01:36:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 04 08:24:59 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 08:24:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Sep 10 11:35:52 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 19:13:17 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 11:35:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 06 09:33:57 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 09:33:57 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Sep 12 16:16:57 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 12:13:45 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 16:16:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 13 05:39:30 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 05:39:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 10 21:17:27 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 21:17:46 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6512717